CRISP COUNTY, Ga. – It’s all hands on deck after Hurricane Michael tore through South Georgia this week.
Dressed in a more traditional black and white outfit, members of the Crisp County Detention Center’s Work Detail were seen outside the very courthouse from which they were sentenced handing out ice and water to residents.
As of Saturday evening, the sheriff’s office says 50 percent of the homes remained off the grid.
Meanwhile, the Georgia Department of Corrections has been organizing work crews to help clear debris from the roadway.
Some of the inmates were working alongside deputies from the Forsyth Sheriff’s Office.
Those deputies usually are patrolling the streets in a county a little less than 30 miles north of Atlanta, but this week they were part of the much need reinforcements for the hard-hit community.
The Georgia Department of Corrections also had 30 inmates from the fire teams and crews working to cut up debris, clear roadways, and haul away fallen timber.
Even though the inmates are putting in their time for their crimes, the Crisp County Sheriff’s Office posted on their Facebook page Saturday a thank you message to them for their help.
The Georgia Forestry Commission and Department of Natural Resources also sent teams to the area to assist in recovery and clearing of debris.
Crisp County is located about 60 miles south of Macon, Georgia.